Metallic railroad-tie



(No Model.)

J. M. CLARK. METALLIC RAILROAD TIE.

Patented June 7,1898.

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JOHN M. CLARK, OF DEVALLS BLUFF, ARKAN'sAs.

M ETALLIC RAI LROAD-TIE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent no. 605,270, dated. June*7, 1898. Application filed October 27, 1897. Serial No. 656,555. (Nomodel.) 1

To all whom it may concern.-

'Be it known that 1, JOHN M. CLARK, a citizen of the United States,residing at Devalls Bluff, in the county of Prairie and State ofArkansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in MetallicRailroad-Ties; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention has reference to a novel construction in a metallicrailroad-tie, the object being to provide a tie of this description thataffords a firm and durable support for the rails of the track and whichserves to hold the rails rigidly in the desired position as well asfurnishing means for adjusting the rails later-- ally and vertically.

The invention consists in features of construction hereinafter fullydescribed and specifically claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification,Figure 1 is a side elevation of a tie constructed in accordance withthis invention and showing the rails of a track fastened thereto. Fig. 2is a top plan view. Figs. 3, 4E, and 5 are cross-sections taken on thelines 3 3, 4 4, and 5 '5 of Figs. 1 and 2. Fig. 6 is a side view of oneof the railclamps.

- Referring now to said drawings, 1 indicates the body of the tie, whichis provided at its ends with the seats 2, that are depressed be-f lowthe top of the main portion of the tie and provided at the sides withguards 3. At the inner end of the seats 2 is an opening 4,through whicha bolt 5 extends, the head of the bolt resting on the inside of theseat, while the bolt extends between two blocks 7, resting upon saidseat and controlled by said guards.

The rail-clamps consist of two bars 8, from the upper sides of whichproject hooks 9 and 10, one of said hooks being situated at the end ofthe-bars and projecting inwardly, while the other projects in the samedirection and is situated near the other end of the bar. The hooks uponthe two bars project in opposite directions, and it will be seen that byplacing these bars below the rails the base-flange of the rail can beheld between the same. When these bars are clamped upon two rails, theirends are even and they are held in place by lneans'of the bolt 5, whichextends between these clamping-bars and is provided at its outer endwith the washer 11 and the nut-lock 12. At the center of the bars 8 isan uprising portion 13, with the notch 14 at the cen ter. An auxiliaryfastening-bar 15 is provided with an upwardly-extending central portion16, having an opening 17 at the center. This bar 15 is so arranged thatwhen its upper edge lies fiat against the bottom of the railthe opening17 is opposite the notch 14 and thekey 18 can be placed between the sameto hold the rail-clamp in position and also to hold down the center ofthe main portion of the tie. This bar 15 also serves to'hold the clampsin position should the adjacent bolts break and serves to prevent thetie from breaking or bending at the center.

It is seen from the foregoing description that a tie constructed in thismanner serves to afford a cushioned support for the rail, and that,furthermore, by reason of the adj ustin gbolts 5 the said rails can beadjusted in almost any direction and that the rail-clamp serves toeffectually hold the rails in their ad justed position to preventspringing, as will be obvious.

Having thus described this invention, what is claimed as new is- 1. In atie, a body portion having two seats at the ends thereof,.blocks restingupon said seats, rail-clampingbars situated between said blocks,-andbolts secured to said body portion andto the outer ends of saidrailclamping bars.

2.' In a tie," a body portion having the depressed seats at the endsthereof, the guards at the sides of said seats, the blocks resting uponsaid seats, the clamping-bars situated between said blocks, and the boltsecured to said body portion and to the outer ends of saidclamping-bars.

3. In a tie, the clamping-bars provided with the hooks upon their upperedges to engage portion, and means for securing said clampthebase-flange of a rail, an uprising central ing-bars thereon.

portion having anotch situated at the center In testimony whereof Iaffix my signature of the bar, an auxiliary fastening-bar having inpresence of two Witnesses.

5 the upper sides of the end portions fiat, an JOHN M. CLARK.

uprising central portion having an opening Witnesses: at the center ofthe bar, a key for passing S. B. PFEFFER, through said opening, notches,and the body W. J. WILKIN.

